High Plasma Levels of Galectin-3 Are Associated with Increased Risk for Stroke after Carotid Endarterectomy.

Summary, in English

Galectin-3 (Gal-3) has been suggested to have both pro- and anti-atherogenic properties. High plasma Gal-3 levels are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) death. However, it has so far not been investigated if plasma Gal-3 levels can predict the risk for future stroke in patients suffering from carotid atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether Gal-3 could be used as a marker to predict postoperative cerebrovascular ischemic events among patients who underwent carotid endarterectomy (CEA).

• Författare: Andreas Edsfeldt; Eva Bengtsson; Giuseppe Asciutto; Pontus Dunér; Harry Björkbacka; Gunilla Nordin Fredrikson; Jan Nilsson; Isabel Goncalves
• Avdelning/ar: EXODIAB: Excellence of Diabetes Research in Sweden; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health; Kardiovaskulär forskning - immunitet och ateroskleros; Kardiovaskulär forskning - translationella studier
• Publiceringsår: 2016
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 199-203
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Cerebrovascular Diseases
• Volym: 41
• Issue: 3-4
• Länkar: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26812165?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000443022
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: Karger
• Ämne: Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
• Status: Published
• Forskningsgrupp: Cardiovascular Research - Immunity and Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular Research - Translational Studies
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 1421-9786